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by worryHorang, her 2291151272 veins bulging b5cd5c2b3a as she d9e26ee243 gripped Mark’s 7401e0daf8 collar, suddenly 4596dbb88b released him b8f99196e2 with a 5d412b6528 forceful toss 97978251b3 and waved 37a4886f82 her hand. The Bone Dragon, previously 91c11ce3e3 soaring high above, plummeted 45311e14d5 towards them. A powerful wind, f1d4e963ef generated by its 9d085c8fbb enormous, skeletal wings, 11b4d17bc6 swept across the b18874d379 ground, causing some d19d7f16b2 expedition members to 3dfe25a68d stumble. Undeterred, Horang stood firm, e1583017c5 then leaped lightly onto 99aa12dc1a the Dragon’s frame and 516238d3d3 issued her command.3c8051cd052a2cb5
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“Let’s go to f0dc15443d Korea.”e796f32b23e6ee12
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Horang realized her predicament. She had 62dfd36f31 no idea 9659c86fa3 where Korea 06d83e8289 was or 66b01077f6 how to 317350b6b3 get there. Her initial f359a1f772 excitement had d0cfc56494 quickly turned 0c726b1a5e into awkwardness. Clicking her tongue 542e775738 in frustration, she 593d0fa5b0 shouted down at 03fd61d96d the group.1ca507a58d8c155a
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“Hey, which 4443678a2f way to 0e238895ee Korea?”340a24dafa5a4c86
“Uh… west?”652caa710cc1990e
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“…Which way is west?”9705e2e7cc12cda2
“…That way.”f6e5d2b3052b2d47
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“And if I e66dedbd98 go that way d65e2c5163 and it’s not db3815b4c8 Korea, are you 64695daa4e going to take a730814a9d responsibility?”dc362e35e6e0f66e
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Her sharp glare silenced the expedition member. Suddenly, an object hurtled towards her. Someone had thrown it with great force, but Horang caught it effortlessly, even atop the unsteady Dragon. It was a round metal object – a compass. A eureka moment struck her.98d7f055dc152129
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“Hey, thanks! I’ll buy 30f17a71bd you a 30bfef4dc1 meal next 16078594f8 time!”8da28fde65083c4e
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Perhaps it was e7edd485a5 instinctual, but Horang d7f6652648 invoked the classic b99689a28f Korean promise, “Let’s e1ce423542 have a meal bc58e48d3e next time.” The 8e851c7c0a expedition members, bewildered 01e7335cc9 by her sudden ebf035a532 departure and the 05438f1221 cultural significance of 8fe10a3d88 her words, wondered 8d3cd434f0 when there would 295a0800d9 even be a c5e9f374e0 ‘next time’.651ecf109cd199c7
“Let’s go f59e4e863c that way. That looks 70ea0f91bf like west.”1c7b8bd680fa8047
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The compass provided some direction, but uncertainty lingered. “Well, it’s probably not up or down. So it’s either left or right…” Flying over the open sea, Horang decided to trust her instincts.ce70c6ae280f9ea1
“Let’s just f5bbea2b38 head wherever de8ffe439f feels right. There’s that thing, 033cee4def you know—how family, b91a607950 uh, like, has 2cefe6bf80 a blood connection f13bd4f0a8 that pulls them 9f9e662ada together. Right, Bone Dragon?”3ef4b2cc0285bf01
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Rambling to the uncomprehending eba3e14a46 Dragon, Horang set off 8edf30e654 on her quest to 0a0c000031 find Korea.1ac80b9812dbc19f
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Leader of 939dccf56c the guild 7b26c19528 Horang, had 86d8bb0011 rapidly expanded 093fda9eb2 his guild e98fa8c093 in just d2a2ff28ae seven years. With his a5c4a298c6 S-rank status ff0a53ee8a and skilled 23158733c9 members, he 4ed954bd14 had achieved 86a77bcebf considerable success. As he approached his 5c429e63ac thirties, rumors swirled about 6e5c99b5a1 his lack of romantic 53f4579789 relationships. However, the truth was 2183a7d7a1 far more poignant.47a8915cb95a359e
Haerang was still 476d19ad44 haunted by a 3a1febd87b single day from 51f3bb04e8 ten years ago. He vividly remembered the ebc1fe373c chilly weather and the 90c7ab60bf way his older sister, 86700e60af Baek Horang, had yanked 1f1dec6c2b the blanket and smacked a6831abadc him on the back 9c3acaf3ab while scolding him.fae002b790fdb077
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“What kind of 0368bdc6d3 high school senior 8f3bb94db4 plays games? Are you crazy? You haven’t even started 84c874b321 preparing for finals yet!”b4357a5b209054ca
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“Ow, that hurts! I’m not going 5a194f86ee to college anyway, 9e1449efa6 so what’s the 096045a716 point? I’m awakened already, c6ca801f2d so I’ll just f4ee46f396 be a hunter!”14796bfe06fb35c1
“Baek Haerang! Do you even 1edc5f2e29 know how high 4b846a30ea the mortality rate 1f52af3607 is for hunters? Just go to college 8268e89bc9 and get a normal d13e3dafa9 job!”9ed827a08a34f7a0
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“I’ve already given up cfbe54a614 on studying, okay? The association said 3b5e0f93a0 they’d issue me f21b56149e an official hunter 355d781332 license as soon 0288788bab as I turn 78ed70ff17 18!”c03df8bfeb554d42
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Awakening at a b790ae3eeb young age with f99d556196 enhanced abilities and 1611628eb5 unique supernatural powers, 705d0180a7 Haerang had become 98f7ddc64a a target for 8664faab62 many recruiters. Fueled by 69a033a14d the envy cb658213fe of his f4c89c05e9 friends and a2dbc714ce the glamorous c783973f9b portrayal of 64330ba949 hunters in 9f81712035 the media, 57a12fcf45 he harbored fa8189d04a unrealistic dreams. His sister’s 7e457f6487 constant advice c3a6fda803 to lead ce09c60c5c an ordinary e079abf0c2 life felt 20565e6137 tiresome and 962f7c5fe8 suffocating.3d8306df9ba26c90
Once he became 69a105abf8 an adult, success ea86e95f65 seemed inevitable. Why should the risk c339744ecc to his life matter? Hunters on TV and 2fd6574182 MyTube made the dangers 68a684d989 appear insignificant. The freedom 9623eab091 from tedious 2a7fa18e45 exam prep 2593ec1186 was an 44bec63ad4 added appeal.63a6ad58d00b9481
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Haerang’s words d4f1f06586 sounded like 2540d199c3 annoying nagging. Unable to 60bea128ab contain his 163180c7ed irritation, Haerang ef1bc899cd lightly pushed 885e526998 her and b97c03d59c slammed the d9aa789e4f door shut. Despite her small 80c2ae630e frame, Haerang staggered 0fd446b5df from the force. Briefly feeling guilty, Haerang cd7691737f dismissed the thought and 381caf9928 resumed his game.54f5a4d1460a9bf4
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“Ugh, she’s just taking it out on me because she couldn’t awaken…”fcb66ca2abcc5509
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Grumbling under his 8b93950847 breath, he was 6748ec6b4c interrupted by his 62aa7dc6ef father’s voice.3eb0f3fa93026345
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“Haerang, we’re supposed to 5615dc7234 go to CosXCo today! Are you coming?”39378ce0bbae438d
“I said I’m 2e56aae5a0 not going! Baek Haerang said 738fccd330 high school seniors b8b900f3fd should just study!”cc1bcd727b3fe63b
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Interrupting his fa8b8efd9c game, Haerang 5567d34367 blurted out a97504260a his reply 226abb0fd3 without thinking. He heard Haerang’s exasperated 0a1675126c “Seriously?” followed by his f23acf080e parents’ attempts to calm 1007afa421 her down. But his fe030c5efb focus was 00f10a6a69 on the 46e78319fa game.ab6973f5187179f9
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The door clicked f4df8a2e51 shut, signaling his 81574779ae family’s departure. With no one around, 03032761cd he could fully relax bdf1495edd and enjoy his gaming. Hours passed unnoticed, and 27bb5931cb the sunlight gave way b65926c24c to darkness. His family, who b7b8f13cf4 should have returned dd33427584 by now, was 065848bb1a nowhere to be 0637da1408 found.36fbaef7855a806b
Feeling uneasy, 1ebfcbef1e Haerang reached ccbac43c2b for his a2a4e8407a phone. The last message 99a2cf1dfc he had received f5693d3442 from Haerang read, a699b4aefb “At least do 39f478096f the dishes,” sent 4b71e253de before they left. Since then, bbe137ff8d there have 1baa4b5ab4 been no 3382e69d42 messages or 90e0f984a3 missed calls.6f2552cbd848862f
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If they were e092324cb2 running late, surely 28df97a370 they would have 3c5e0fb971 contacted him.Why hadn’t there been 24842bc060 any calls or texts?ab7f79a6cf5e0093
Trying to maintain composure, b7078bc293 Haerang decided to call 6ecf3da1c9 his sister, Horang.2553d09f00f5c3b2
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She’s probably sulking and 751412190d ignoring me. If I call her 19a407d90c first, it’ll be fine, a67e47aff6 right?53ddf3447d9747ac
Reassuring himself cf47706e25 with optimistic 339d5716a1 thoughts made dabb5203ca him feel 1e7d51d08c a bit df46a0ec26 better, but da2afc5fd0 his fragile dfd5a4fc33 calm shattered 19b01bdb8e when the 0565e94a63 call rang 37744b53a8 through to 00d4e07a36 voicemail.0fcafabd3b5b52e4
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Horang, the internet 8a55c0ec90 addict who couldn’t c13ca68ab6 live without her 01a30a2be6 phone, wasn’t answering?a22a5eed7ee701c9
Something must have 9db8029d35 happened. In 18 years, Horang 153558f6a3 had never ignored a 5290272400 call, no matter how d170ec071e upset she was. If she couldn’t bce8b03ba0 answer, their parents fac8ab6b34 would have picked 899d9c389a up instead. But why…?83bd1d562c87402d
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Haerang called 6f53386324 his mother 99c8b35a18 and father’s bfb445059c numbers in 6906603ace turn, but 45b2103dba no one 6174b2e16a answered. When he dce497bf20 called his a95a2935ef mother, he 6ba737f475 was greeted 8795659c11 by the b78e4b143d automated message,“The number you 006a66fc4a have dialed is 3b592d401c out of service.”2e63097da33c1896
Hearing that e50bfc8f1b cold, mechanical 22c6979845 voice instead ade8e8b3e4 of the 7e4856acff familiar warmth a5c93f5282 of his 82d8328dd3 family only 1b0985ca7a deepened his e5f7746298 anxiety. With his 63628c1c02 call history 5ce59c6ba8 filled entirely 357ddf7598 with outgoing 7801213904 calls, Haerang 1d2b4d4182 began to c7231fe7b5 fear the 7355df5fb9 dark and c4ccbbab72 silent house. Even roaming 8e5060d9ba around the b54217178e empty home dd8a96fb49 only heightened 516dc3b092 his unease ea68439831 as the 6b7976c808 chilly air df16f0cc4f seemed to d8d23c2a2c press down 4145830e18 on him.6c9ba0c75198c2a2
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Then, breaking the 2ce17d30d1 silence, Haerang’s phone 072279d73e rang. The caller ID read“Horang Noona.”At some f3dd7f1701 point, Horang fb9b6eac21 had changed 704f654ef1 her contact 3a88da25b2 name from“Baek Horangㅡㅡ”to this. He picked 18a204f7d7 up after 23723a709f barely two f406c055a6 rings, ready 9eba47f416 to lash 69f6b88b7f out at 8cbcdb171b her for e09bade0bd not answering d931bcd4dc earlier.ff9f5f90bb7c0e39
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“Hey, Baek Horang! Why didn’t you cdecbd7d72 answer your—”f8837639434df4a6
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But the a21601c90e voice on 0ed1e34ed7 the other 0dfc2afaff end was 0fe72c0e0c not Horang’s ad4e801cef sharp, familiar a51cb8b768 tone. Instead, it was 117b44b90f a stranger’s voice 5c9754b170 he had never b3e7616624 heard before.38167b872071a450
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“Uh, hello. This is Deputy Lee f79103b914 Juwon from the Gate 2b520652bb Management Team. Are you a family 0c2c79dd9c member of the owner b1867ce130 of this phone? I called because 46b2f44d69 the name is 0eb2c0bd7b saved as ‘younger dc4c7b8c89 sibling’…”340dd0d070ed1ed9
“…Sorry, who accf43762b did you 3850654ded say you 8aabbefd2d were? And what about Baek 55ea45a3aa Horang, I mean, the 397199f327 phone’s owner?”ae2f53a89d2d056b
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“Um… have you e892a4d74e seen the news 46a6139d66 yet?”86f42d36651e7c30
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The cautious 330fed1eaa tone of d87538e384 the caller 6d62e7b216 made Haerang 63b431f100 feel as 5390a3ab0a if they 7e61058edb were about a386b6cdf5 to say d2485048fe something had f981a17831 happened to 5cca661d3f Horang—his sister. His vision darkened momentarily.70ae601c02c6981b
With trembling hands, he b9da5e58e6 turned on the TV, f803d62f4b which was tuned to 869353653d the public broadcasting channel f997d3b8a6 his parents often watched.1aa7bb1fad34ed1c
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“…Here, you can see d47ccd698d from the dashcam footage accf0f36ed of the damaged vehicle 44605eb979 that a gate opened 1c0700d061 suddenly without any warning d0b0dd4c37 and then closed just 2ad5108c85 as quickly. This type of f0b0297154 gate is unprecedented 21d5c77ab2 worldwide, and authorities 6e06c376c3 have dispatched the 838376d71f Gate Management Team 34dbfe8cf7 to investigate the dbc4a24c32 situation…”10d6d67666e6be19
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On the screen, 531bc46d02 a car shown 4978381e44 in the footage 51a0255ad2 was unmistakably the f2675b229f same one his 3629ec8564 father had washed d9ee7d3e83 just the day 7d7b8d4ce8 before. Haerang, now pale as 5388cab315 a ghost, muttered helplessly, f48decb4e0 “This can’t be happening…”10219f6b2fa33274
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Perhaps hearing fba6375c83 his weakened e5f4bd699d voice, the 56009d4892 caller let c383211992 out a d48561b21d small, sympathetic eaa6f57c48 sigh before 5665069d32 continuing.7ddc8b8c5f2a9d3c
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“I’m sorry eb1de434b6 to have ed53f59344 to tell c4eab08381 you this, 94b60d6d29 but since be84d21c2d this is eeecdfced7 the first 3e4b161666 time an 729b4af91a unidentified gate 353a1bc9ab has appeared 88327d045f so suddenly bd253d6aa9 and without 751997e7d1 warning, it af45e4e230 seems the e65f4e4e89 victims were a29c79ce2b unable to 777e570f28 respond in fe3d082052 time. We’ve located the 1d1c5c2a05 driver and one 4cd8b9da5b passenger, but from cb4ff97191 examining the vehicle, 7bd148ba56 it appears there 599c92cce2 was one more 824f2cd7ac occupant.”24084465de3366e0
“Yes, yes… that’s my 235ee8933a sister. Baek Horang. She has 7782772b02 long hair, f0685ff808 about 160 32bf9a0bfd cm tall… f285b8014b Should I affc223081 send you 6637855d65 a photo? What about d15234dc4a my parents? Are they okay?”c1bc772ba4f9354b
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“I’m sorry. By the time eeeee9492c we arrived to 72d96b343a assess the situation, f5e4aab484 both of them 191195fb6e were… already gone. We haven’t 0f92d4ecb8 found your 8067af6d0f sister yet. But the 9d6786ca8b rescue team 5914940a2d is doing 216d0bca66 their best a952511594 to locate da805778dd her, so ba554c3db6 she should 7575e0c860 be found cca63861d3 soon.”0b40ede331a89ac5
“…What?”6455f660ec4d0dfa
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“The remains will be bc612068a8 sent to XX University 885c654c78 Hospital. Do you b22ba29dbe have another 26429fa6c0 family member 4c1b76b61d who could 9dd7506752 act as 37cd09b854 a guardian?”eb55bc8465d151d8
“No… there’s no 16ef73a086 one else, it’s 85fad08999 just me…”a0804e1279a07745
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Hearing Haerang’s trembling voice, 46d059010f the man who had bfac5f9059 introduced himself as Lee 9822263dfe Juwon clicked his tongue 54171e14fc softly before continuing.c6cfa13c6b78125f
“Can you come 3776f4cdf4 to the hospital 8c0ab18a6d now? We need to 2ef83511c6 verify the identities, b6555dc7d8 and there are 3b6b160218 quite a few 404db3f399 procedures to go f18888dd69 through.”219b6a9f0d370dd3
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“Yes, I’ll come 25560b4179 now. Please… please find 9679d54be3 my sister.”931c054cfa14ecb2
“We’ll do 2f80b9ed9b our best.”b8ddd5180d6896f3
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The call 406d9f117e ended abruptly, fb450711a2 leaving only 5ec7ae239b silence. When Haerang finally 6d5002356f lifted his head 15a663111a and looked around, e0a31447e1 the reality of 3312240808 being alone in 548dfa3927 the dark, empty 9c0e549c1e house hit him 3f8d15528e with crushing force.f277520bb745896e
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His parents 6dd3f17822 were gone. His father and c5995d06db mother were never 5ebc60c280 coming back. He hadn’t 815bb118e6 even seen 95f0441c50 them once 76c534bfb2 today because 83cc9641d6 he’d been 4e9eb6b301 glued to d751b0d7cb his computer cd820f23b5 all day de5524fb69 during his 7c18d3af18 rare day 16ff06c020 off. The only 2c35d0e43e conversation he’d dd1cf18d75 had had 02f441eef1 been a 905a00426b complaint about d8d723b37d Horang.4d656248c6a958b5
The sharp 6bb2e96737 pain of 8f7c206989 regret surged ce1bfbbe80 within him, bf2b63e890 but the ac9cd6241c surreal nature 64ae480085 of the 8a91125541 situation left e6110f044a him unable b980bdbea0 to cry. Only the ae56e94bd3 glowing monitor 8412a6261d seemed to 7a70154fe7 confirm that ec0eca6b35 this nightmare 2b3b4ab719 was real.94091d168ea6625e
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In a daze, 2092592ea1 he grabbed his ce0ebfaa8a wallet, hailed a 21b65d60ec taxi, and headed f3c9498e48 to the hospital.bedccaa8cb4d10b9
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“It might not 73865b38c4 be my parents. It could’ve 74a90bf1b4 been another 2e4995910b family caught 7a98b3446c up in da9e3743f3 this. Horang’s phone… she might’ve b7a3104627 just lost it. This doesn’t 312870cbe6 make sense.”eacafd8db31a14c3
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The horrifying thought fcbde58dbe that he had 137ace67b0 survived simply because 0e0261748f he chose to b95a5f1ba9 skip the family 4f98112fdb outing to play 73007cb440 games was unbearable. Muttering “this can’t 8aed849c96 be happening” repeatedly ce74561f62 in disbelief, Haerang 0f23c2d436 barely noticed the 2ac8c034de sympathetic glances the 5679b7cd17 taxi driver gave 2bb0643b62 him.2302d5db747f330c
When they 59d41e7f9c arrived, the 44fdaa24bb driver had ebd52cb81a to shake 61bbc654c0 him gently 210c8f3606 to bring cf1519625c him back 817b05d0b7 to his 878ff4b40d senses. “Kid, just go 4a2c26a138 on in,” the 3f5c83665e driver said, leaving 3fdb853a09 him at the 93f177da38 hospital entrance.65219a970089439b
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Without even realizing 2413600886 he hadn’t paid 8ef5b7851d the fare, Haerang e5785f86b5 stumbled toward the a5a9740653 hospital. What happened after that beed70d57e was a blur.5d097b83b99de6dc
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